From the introduction: There exist, on the fringes of our society, a great many secret societies. These range from the inner circle of the Masons to even more bizarre sects, such as comic book collectors, Christian scientists or role-players. 'F.A.R.T.S' - The Fraternity of Alternate Reality Theoreticians and Scientists is one such organisation. 'F.A.R.T.S' has existed since approximately the beginning of the nineteenth century, and was founded by Isaac Newton himself, who had faked his own death some years earlier to pursue a career in the burgeoning area of Weird Science. User summary: The game is distributed as a ZIP file containing 23 RTF files; most are intended for print-and-play use.